Narrative Essay On 9/11
Olivia Hartman English 1301-A
20 October 2014
Evil Took Flight I was at school when the 9/11 incidents occurred. I was about six years old and in Kindergarten. I remember my dad picking me up from school, he was sad and confused looking. I specifically remember riding home in the car and my dad turning up the radio and intently listening to it. That day I did not quite know what had happened or how it would affect me, but now I can truly grasp what happened that day. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has changed in many different ways. This was the day that everyone found out that the United States was not invincible. 9/11 is like a scar on our country; America has healed, but the mark will always be there. After that, the United …show more content…
Airports are now more strict. It is almost inconvenient to travel and almost a burden, because of all the airport security. My family and I have to arrive at the airport almost two hours before our flight because of the security lines. Taking off your shoes, taking out your laptop from your case, and putting your electronics in a separate bin is time consuming. TSA, the Transport Security Association, now checks for explosives and performs random screenings and pat downs. They even have a watch list to look out for suspected terrorists. They check your luggage and go through your personal belongings to ensure that there is nothing in them that could potentially harm someone. Before 9/11, people were also able to take liquids on the plane. Now, a person’s worst fear about traveling is worrying that their plane might be hijacked. Because of 9/11 everyone fears that it could happen again. For little kids, like my cousin, they are scarred to even go on a plane because of the life-changing …show more content…
U.S. troops also invaded Iraq because it was directly tied with the terrorist attacks. This meant more and more troops were being deployed and sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, leaving behind their family and loved ones. This would mean that more soldiers would come home with PTSD, which stands for posttraumatic stress disorder. It can easily occur after you have gone through extreme anguish that is involved with injury or death. For example, my friend’s brother came home from the war with PTSD. It has drastically affected her and her family in a negative way. Her brother has been in and out of rehab programs, jail, and his decision-making has been relatively poor. He has also struggled with drug addictions. His parents cannot afford to continue bailing him out. Her brother’s PTSD has also ruined the family dynamics and my friend no longer talks to her brother. She does not like associating herself with him because of the drug addiction and his poor choices. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has affected a significant amount of families in a negative way by tearing them apart, and by the loss of loved
20 October 2014
Evil Took Flight I was at school when the 9/11 incidents occurred. I was about six years old and in Kindergarten. I remember my dad picking me up from school, he was sad and confused looking. I specifically remember riding home in the car and my dad turning up the radio and intently listening to it. That day I did not quite know what had happened or how it would affect me, but now I can truly grasp what happened that day. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has changed in many different ways. This was the day that everyone found out that the United States was not invincible. 9/11 is like a scar on our country; America has healed, but the mark will always be there. After that, the United …show more content…
Airports are now more strict. It is almost inconvenient to travel and almost a burden, because of all the airport security. My family and I have to arrive at the airport almost two hours before our flight because of the security lines. Taking off your shoes, taking out your laptop from your case, and putting your electronics in a separate bin is time consuming. TSA, the Transport Security Association, now checks for explosives and performs random screenings and pat downs. They even have a watch list to look out for suspected terrorists. They check your luggage and go through your personal belongings to ensure that there is nothing in them that could potentially harm someone. Before 9/11, people were also able to take liquids on the plane. Now, a person’s worst fear about traveling is worrying that their plane might be hijacked. Because of 9/11 everyone fears that it could happen again. For little kids, like my cousin, they are scarred to even go on a plane because of the life-changing …show more content…
U.S. troops also invaded Iraq because it was directly tied with the terrorist attacks. This meant more and more troops were being deployed and sent to Afghanistan and Iraq, leaving behind their family and loved ones. This would mean that more soldiers would come home with PTSD, which stands for posttraumatic stress disorder. It can easily occur after you have gone through extreme anguish that is involved with injury or death. For example, my friend’s brother came home from the war with PTSD. It has drastically affected her and her family in a negative way. Her brother has been in and out of rehab programs, jail, and his decision-making has been relatively poor. He has also struggled with drug addictions. His parents cannot afford to continue bailing him out. Her brother’s PTSD has also ruined the family dynamics and my friend no longer talks to her brother. She does not like associating herself with him because of the drug addiction and his poor choices. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has affected a significant amount of families in a negative way by tearing them apart, and by the loss of loved